Women’sForo Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam Main Draw May 22 Semi-final Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Time Court Match Team A Team B Round

15:30 1 69 Antonelli-Talita BRA [3] Goller-Ludwig GER [7] Semi-Finals 16:30 1 70 Branagh-May-Treanor USA [5] Kessy-Ross USA [2] Semi-Finals

May 23 Schedule Time Court Match Team A Team B Round 18:30 1 71 Loser of match #69 Loser of match #70 Bronze Medal Match 21:15 1 72 Winner of match #69 Winner of match #70 Gold Medal Match

2010 Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Schedule Dates Site ...... Gold Medal Teams or Prize Money (US dollars) April 19-24 Brasília, Brazil ...... Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil May 4-9 Shanghai, China ...... Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States May 17-22 Rome, Italy Grand Slam ...... $300,000 May 25-30 Seoul, Korea ...... $190,000 June 7-13 Moscow, Russia Grand Slam ...... $300,000 June 28-July 3 Stavanger, Norway Grand Slam ...... $300,000 July 5-10 Gstaad, Switzerland Grand Slam ...... $300,000 July 19-25 Marseille, France ...... $190,000 July 26-31 Klagenfurt, Austria Grand Slam ...... $300,000 August 2-7 Stare Jablonki, Poland Grand Slam ...... $300,000 August 9-14 Kristiansand, Norway ...... $190,000 August 16-21 Aland, Finland ...... $190,000 August 23-28 The Hague, Netherlands ...... $190,000 October 26-31 Sanya, China ...... $190,000 November 2-7 Phuket, Thailand ...... $190,000

2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s “Final Four” Results

Brazil - Brasília, April 19-24, $190,000 1. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, $30,000 2. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, $21,000 3. Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, $15,000 4. Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States, $11,200 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Goller/Ludwig, 21-15, 21-19 (41 minutes) Bronze - Salgados def. Kessy/Ross, 21-16, 21-16 (43) MOP - Juliana SWATCH Serve - Erika Nystrom, Finland, 77.0 km/h

China - Shanghai, May 4-9, $190,000 1. Kessy/Ross, United States, $30,000 2. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $21,000 3. Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil, $15,000 4. Misty May-Treanor/Nicole Branagh, United States, $11,200 Gold - Kessy/Ross def. Juliana/Larissa, 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 (56) Bronze - Antonelli/Talita def. May-Treanor/Branagh, 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 (51) MOP - Kessy SWATCH Serve - Ross, United States, 82.2 km/h

Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland For more news visit www.fivb.org FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45 Semi-final - Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil vs. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No...... Country 3 Maria Antonelli 1 Talita Antunes 2...... Brazil 7 Laura Ludwig 1 Sara Goller 2...... Germany This is the third SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams with the series tied, 1-1 Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/22/10 Rome Grand Slam Semi-Finals TBD TBD TBD 7/26/09 Marseille Grand Slam Bronze Medal Goller/Ludwig 21-16, 23-21 0:46 5/1/09 Shanghai Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Talita 25-23, 30-32, 15-8 1:10

· Talita and Antonelli are at the start of their second season together on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour with a 17th and third together in their opening 2010 events in Brazil and China. · Talita and Antonelli captured 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals in Shanghai, Seoul, Gstaad and Kristiansand. · Talita and Antonelli claimed a bronze medal at the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway. · Despite only 17 events together, Talita and Antonelli rank 27th on the FIVB’s all-time earnings list (US$345,150). · Talita and Renata Ribeiro placed fourth in the Beijing 2008 Olympics. · Talita and Renata won five SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including two in 2005, two in 2007 and one in 2008. · Talita was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour top rookie in 2005. · Talita was a bronze medal winner with Maria Clara Salgado at the 2002 SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Catania, Italy. · Talita won the 2008 “Queen of the Beach” title in Brazil. · Talita currently ranks 13th all-time in FIVB earnings ($521,900). · In four SWATCH FIVB World Tour seasons together, Talita and Renata competed in 59 events together with 13 podium placements, 20 “final four” appearances, $692,550 in earnings (fourth all-time on the women’s team list).The pair posted a 237-105 match mark together. · While Talita and Renata were the third-ranked team on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour, Antonelli and Vanilda Leao ranked fifth with a 59-23 match mark and two podium placements. · Antonelli captured a SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in 2008 with Leao at Kristiansand, Norway. · Antonelli captured a SWATCH FIVB World Tour silver medal in 2008 with Leao at Marseille, France. · Antonelli and Leao won 2007 FIVB Challenger/Satellite events in Spain and Liechtenstein. · For 25 FIVB events together, Antonelli and Leao compiled a 95-38 match mark and $157,600 in earnings. · Antonelli currently ranks 38th in all-time FIVB earnings (US$251,375). · On the 2010 Brazilian Tour for six events, Talita and Antonelli have a 21-5 match mark with a first, two seconds and a third. · For 18 Brazilian domestic events in 2009 and 2010, Talita and Antonelli have a 77-11 match mark with nine firsts, four seconds and two seconds. Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam Results Pool C def. Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, Great Britain (30, Q16) 21-19, 21-18 41 minutes Pool C def. Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (19) 21-17, 21-12 41 Pool C lost to Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (14) 13-21, 20-22 35 Winner 1 def. Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (21) 21-16, 21-16 40 Winner 2 def. Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (6) 21-19, 21-18 39 Winner 3 def. Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (1) 21-16, 21-18 40 Semi-Finals vs. Sara Goller/ Laura Ludwig, Germany (7) Medal Match vs. Jen Kessy / April Ross, United States (2) or Nicole Branagh / Misty May-Treanor, United States (6) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 11-5 Since 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: ...... 81-19 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:...... 24-11 Since 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played:...... 17 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...... 3 Since 2009 SWATCH Best Finish:...... 1st (4 times) 2010 SWATCH Best Finish: ...... 3rd (Shanghai) Since 2009 SWATCH Winnings:...... $345,150 2010 SWATCH Winnings:...... $36,200 Semi-final - Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil vs. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No...... Country 3 Maria Antonelli 1 Talita Antunes 2...... Brazil 7 Laura Ludwig 1 Sara Goller 2...... Germany This is the third SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams with the series tied, 1-1 Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/22/10 Rome Grand Slam Semi-Finals TBD TBD TBD 7/26/09 Marseille Grand Slam Bronze Medal Goller/Ludwig 21-16, 23-21 0:46 5/1/09 Shanghai Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Talita 25-23, 30-32, 15-8 1:10

· Goller and Ludwig placed second and 25th in their first two SWATCH FIVB World Tour events in 2010 in Brazil and China, respecitvely. · Goller and Ludwig netted three bronze medals on the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour with third-place finishes at the season opener in April at Brasilia, and back-to-back Grand Slam events in Moscow and Marseille. · Goller and Ludwig placed ninth in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games were the Germans were eliminated by the Schwaiger sisters (Doris and Stephanie) of Austria 23-21, 11-21 and 18-16 in 54 minutes. · Goller and Ludwig’s best FIVB finishes together are seconds in 2007 at Espinho, Portugal and 2009 at Brasília, Brazil. The Germans lost both time to Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca of Brazil · Goller and Ludwig rank 16th on the FIVB’s all-time earnings list at US$417,100. Only Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau have won more for Germany (sixth, $586,790). · Goller ($210,550) and Ludwig ($208,550) ranked 51st and 52nd, respectively, in career FIVB earnings. · Goller and Ludwig were the gold medal winners at the 2008 European championships in Hamburg, Germany. · Goller and Ludwig have claimed 10 European medals in 16 starts since 2004 with five titles and a 78-16 match mark. · Ludwig was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most improved player in 2007 with Tamsin Barnett of Australia. · Ludwig was a gold medal winner with Jana Kohler at the 2003 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 18 in Pattaya, Thailand. Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam Results Pool G def. Madelein Meppelink / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (26, Q9) 21-19, 21-14 36 minutes Pool G def. Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (23) 22-20, 22-20 46 Pool G def. Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (10) 21-17, 21-18 39 Winner 2 def. Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (15) 19-21, 21-12, 15-9 48 Winner 3 def. Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (20) 21-13, 21-14 37 Semi-Finals vs. Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (3) Medal Match vs. Jen Kessy / April Ross, United States (2) or Nicole Branagh / Misty May-Treanor, United States (6) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 10-3 Since 2005 FIVB Matches Won-Lost, including CQ: 143-88* 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:...... 21-8 Since 2005 FIVB Tournaments Played: ...... 56* 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...... 3 Since 2005 FIVB Best Finish: ...... 2nd (Espinho 2007)* 2010 SWATCH Best Finish: ...... 2nd (Brasília) Since 2005 FIVB Winnings: ...... $396,700,900* 2010 SWATCH Winnings:...... $41,400 *includes FIVB Challenger/Satellite events Goller and Ludwig’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 0, Lost 2) 1. lost to Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRAZIL, Portugal - Espinho (6/16/2007), 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 (58), SWATCH Event No. 154 2. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Brazil, Brasília (4/24/2010), 15-21, 19-21 (41), No. 203 Match Preview Page 1 of 2

SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$600,000 Foro Italico Grand Slam Saturday, May 22, 2010 Court #1 15:30 Match #69: Semi-Finals

(3) Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil vs. (7) Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany

Maria Elisa Mendes Ticon Antonelli Talita Antunes da Rocha Brazil Brazil Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Feb 25, 1984 (26 yrs old) Birth Date: Aug 29, 1982 (27 yrs old) Home Town: Resende Home Town: Riato Grosso Do Sul Resides: Rio de Janerio Resides: Rio de Janeiro Height: 176 cm (5'9") Height: 181 cm (5'11") Weight: 68 kg (150 lb) Weight: 64 kg (141 lb) Seasons: 6 Seasons: 8 Tournaments: 43 Tournaments: 80 Career Wins: 7 Career Wins: 9 Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career FIVB WT Wins: 5 Career Winnings: US$521,900.00 Career Winnings: US$251,375.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 17 4 3 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 US$345,150.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open 2 3 480 US$15,000.00 FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open 2 17 120 US$2,800.00 FIVB 9/8-13/2009 Barcelona Open 2 2 540 US$21,000.00 FIVB 8/24-29/2009 The Hague Open 2 2 540 US$21,000.00 FIVB 8/17-22/2009 Aland Open 3 3 480 US$15,000.00 FIVB 8/10-15/2009 Kristiansand Open 2 1 600 US$30,000.00 FIVB 8/3-8/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 2 3 480 US$15,000.00 FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 1 5 480 US$13,200.00 FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 2 4 560 US$16,800.00 FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 1 5 480 US$13,200.00 FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 2 1 800 US$43,500.00 FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 World Championships 2 3 800 US$35,000.00 FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open 4 1 600 US$30,000.00 FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open 5 2 540 US$21,000.00 Rome Grand Slam Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 5/18/2010 Pool C Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, Great Britain (30, Q16) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:41 Wed, 5/19/2010 Pool C Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (19) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:41 Thu, 5/20/2010 Pool C Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (14) Lost 13-21, 20-22 0:35 Thu, 5/20/2010 Winner 1 Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (21) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:40 Fri, 5/21/2010 Winner 2 Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (6) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:39 Fri, 5/21/2010 Winner 3 Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (1) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:40 Player Game Attacks Kills Errors Hitting Pct. Blocks Digs Aces Service Errors Maria Antonelli Total 27 16 3 0.481 0 7 0 6 1 10 6 1 0.500 0 2 0 4 2 17 10 2 0.471 0 5 0 2 Talita Antunes Total 17 11 2 0.529 2 4 1 1 1 9 6 1 0.556 1 2 1 1 2 8 5 1 0.500 1 2 0 0 Sat, 5/22/2010 Semi-Finals Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (7) Overall Tournament Stats Player Attacks Kills Errors Hitting Pct. Blocks Digs Aces Service Errors Maria Antonelli 27 16 3 0.481 0 7 0 6 Talita Antunes 17 11 2 0.529 2 4 1 1 Grand Slam Results Year Event Partner - Result Partner - Result 2005 Norway Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - Country Quota 2005 France Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 17th 2005 Austria Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - Country Quota 2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 9th 2006 Norway Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 5th 2006 Paris Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 9th 2006 Austria Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 5th 2007 Paris Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 25th 2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 17th 2007 Berlin Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 5th 2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 5th 2008 Berlin Grand Slam Vanilda Leao - 5th Renata Ribeiro - 9th 2008 Paris Grand Slam Vanilda Leao - Country Quota Renata Ribeiro - 5th 2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Vanilda Leao - 9th Renata Ribeiro - 5th 2008 Moscow Grand Slam Vanilda Leao - 5th Renata Ribeiro - 4th 2008 Gstaad Grand Slam Vanilda Leao - 5th Did not play 2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Vanilda Leao - 17th Renata Ribeiro - 9th 2009 Gstaad Grand Slam Talita Antunes - 1st Maria Antonelli - 1st 2009 Moscow Grand Slam Talita Antunes - 5th Maria Antonelli - 5th 2009 Marseille Grand Slam Talita Antunes - 4th Maria Antonelli - 4th 2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Talita Antunes - 5th Maria Antonelli - 5th

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Sara Goller Laura Ludwig Germany Germany Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: May 21, 1984 (26 yrs old) Birth Date: Jan 13, 1986 (24 yrs old) Home Town: Starnberg Home Town: Berlin Resides: Hamburg Resides: Hamburg Height: 180 cm (5'11") Height: 181 cm (5'10") Weight: 69 kg (152 lb) Weight: 71 kg (156 lb) Seasons: 9 Seasons: 7 Tournaments: 65 Tournaments: 60 Career Best: 2nd (2 times) Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Junior Pattaya 2003) Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career Winnings: US$210,550.00 Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (2 times) Career Winnings: US$208,550.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 CQ Money FIVB 57 0 2 4 2 8 6 9 3 6 5 2 4 5 US$415,400.00 FIVB C&S 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$1,700.00 Overall 58 0 2 5 2 8 6 9 3 6 5 2 4 5 US$417,100.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open 5 25 60 US$2,000.00 FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open 5 2 540 US$21,000.00 FIVB 11/3-8/2009 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT 3 13 180 US$4,250.00 FIVB 10/27-11/1/2009 Sanya Open 2 5 360 US$9,100.00 FIVB 9/8-13/2009 Barcelona Open 4 5 360 US$9,100.00 FIVB 8/17-22/2009 Aland Open 5 5 360 US$9,100.00 FIVB 8/10-15/2009 Kristiansand Open 4 7 300 US$7,600.00 FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 6 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 8 3 640 US$21,000.00 FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 7 3 640 US$23,000.00 FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 8 5 480 US$13,200.00 FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 World Championships 10 9 400 US$11,000.00 FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open 6 9 240 US$6,000.00 FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open 7 7 300 US$7,600.00 Rome Grand Slam Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 5/18/2010 Pool G Madelein Meppelink / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (26, Q9) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:36 Wed, 5/19/2010 Pool G Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (23) Won 22-20, 22-20 0:46 Thu, 5/20/2010 Pool G Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (10) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:39 Fri, 5/21/2010 Winner 2 Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (15) Won 19-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:48 Fri, 5/21/2010 Winner 3 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (20) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:37 Player Game Attacks Kills Errors Hitting Pct. Blocks Digs Aces Service Errors Sara Goller Total 14 11 1 0.714 1 2 0 4 1 9 7 1 0.667 1 1 0 2 2 5 4 0 0.800 0 1 0 2 Laura Ludwig Total 20 14 0 0.700 0 7 2 2 1 9 7 0 0.778 0 4 1 1 2 11 7 0 0.636 0 3 1 1 Sat, 5/22/2010 Semi-Finals Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (3) Overall Tournament Stats Player Attacks Kills Errors Hitting Pct. Blocks Digs Aces Service Errors Sara Goller 14 11 1 0.714 1 2 0 4 Laura Ludwig 20 14 0 0.700 0 7 2 2 Grand Slam Results Year Event Partner - Result Partner - Result 2002 France Grand Slam Ulrike Schmidt - 25th Did not play 2002 Austria Grand Slam Ulrike Schmidt - 25th Did not play 2005 Norway Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 25th Sara Goller - 25th 2005 France Grand Slam Katrin Holtwick - Country Quota Did not play 2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 41st Sara Goller - 41st 2006 Norway Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - Country Quota Sara Goller - Country Quota 2006 Paris Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - Country Quota Sara Goller - Country Quota 2006 Austria Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 41st Sara Goller - 41st 2007 Paris Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 17th Sara Goller - 17th 2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 4th Sara Goller - 4th 2007 Berlin Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 9th Sara Goller - 9th 2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 3rd Sara Goller - 3rd 2008 Berlin Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 25th Sara Goller - 25th 2008 Paris Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 5th Sara Goller - 5th 2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 9th Sara Goller - 9th 2008 Gstaad Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 9th Sara Goller - 9th 2009 Gstaad Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 5th Sara Goller - 5th 2009 Moscow Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 3rd Sara Goller - 3rd 2009 Marseille Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 3rd Sara Goller - 3rd 2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 9th Sara Goller - 9th Head to Head Results Series tied 1-1 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 5/22/10 FIVB Rome Grand Slam Semi-Finals 7/26/09 FIVB Marseille Grand Slam Bronze Medal Goller/Ludwig 8 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-16, 23-21 0:46 5/1/09 FIVB Shanghai Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 7 Goller/Ludwig 6 25-23, 30-32, 15-8 1:10

http://66.29.222.66/MatchPreview.aspx?matchid=70996 5/21/2010 Semi-finals - Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States vs. Nicole Branagh/Misty May-Treanor, United States Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No...... Country 3 April Ross 1 Jennifer Kessy 2...... United States 5 Nicole Branagh 1 Misty May-Treanor 2...... United States Kessy and Ross lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series against Branagh and May-Treanor, 2-0 Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/22/10 Rome Grand Slam Semi-Finals TBD TBD TBD 5/9/10 Shanghai Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 21-18, 21-11 0:39 5/7/10 Shanghai Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 21-19, 21-19 0:44

· Kessy and Ross have placed fourth and first in the first two SWATCH FIVB World Tour events in Brazil and China, respectively. · Kessy and Ross have won seven SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including three in 2009 at the SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, followed by a Grand Slam win in Marseille, France and an “open” title in Phuket, Thailand. · Kessy and Ross have now reached a SWATCH semi-final in 16 of their last 20 FIVB starts with 14 podium placements, 11 finals and six gold medals. · Kessy and Ross finished the 2008 SWATCH season as the No. 2 team on the points list behind Brazilians Shelda Bede and Ana Paula Connelly. This was the highest finish by an American team since 2003 when Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh placed second behind Sandra Pires and Ana Paula. · Kessy and Ross missed qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games after being edged by Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs for the second USA berth. · After winning a country quota playoff and two qualifying matches at the 2007 Norwegian Grand Slam, Kessy and Ross captured the Stavanger gold medal as the 29th-seeded team in the competition by upsetting China’s Jia Tian and Jie Wang 21-14 and 21-12 in the finals. · Kessy and Ross are currently sixth in FIVB career team earnings at US$618,500 to rank second among all American teams internationally. · Kessy is currently 24th on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour all-time earnings list ($358,225) and Ross is 27th ($310,750). · Ross was the 2007 SWATCH FIVB World Tour rookie-of-the-year and 2009 top offensive player. · Kessy won the 2008 and 2009 American “Queen-of-the-Beach” title. · Kessy and Ross have won four domestic titles together with 16 appearances in finals. Kessy and Ross have a 157-57 match mark for 40 domestic events since forming their partnership in 2007. For earnings, Kessy and Ross have won $566,750 together. · Kessy and Ross’s combined earnings for 75 domestic and international events is $1,185,250 with 11 titles, 29 finals, 45 podium placements and a 312-103 match mark. Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam Results Pool B def. Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (15) 21-12, 21-18 34 minutes Pool B def. Roos Van der Hoeven / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (31, Q31) 21-11, 21-15 34 Pool B def. Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (18) 18-21, 21-16, 16-14 56 Winner 2 def. Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (9) 21-17, 21-14 36 Winner 3 def. Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (8) 21-16, 21-13 35 Semi-Finals vs. Nicole Branagh / Misty May-Treanor, United States (5) Medal Match vs. Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (3) or Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (7) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 15-2 Since 2007 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: ...... 155-46 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:...... 30-8 Since 2007 SWATCH Tournaments Played:...... 35 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...... 3 Since 2007 SWATCH Best Finish:...... 1st (7 times) 2010 SWATCH Best Finish: ...... 1st (Shanghai) Since 2007 SWATCH Winnings:...... $618,500 2010 SWATCH Winnings:...... $59,600 Semi-finals - Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States vs. Nicole Branagh/Misty May-Treanor, United States Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No...... Country 3 April Ross 1 Jennifer Kessy 2...... United States 5 Nicole Branagh 1 Misty May-Treanor 2...... United States Kessy and Ross lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series against Branagh and May-Treanor, 2-0 Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/22/10 Rome Grand Slam Semi-Finals TBD TBD TBD 5/9/10 Shanghai Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 21-18, 21-11 0:39 5/7/10 Shanghai Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 21-19, 21-19 0:44

· Branagh and May-Treanor are competing in their third SWATCH FIVB World Tour event together with a ninth- and fourth- place finishes in their first starts in Brasilia and Shanghai · While Branagh competed last season on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour with Elaine Youngs, May-Treanor was sidelined due to her recovery from achilles heel injury suffered during her competition on ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” show in October 2008. · Branagh and May-Treanor have placed first and third in their first two American domestic starts in 2010 with a 10-1 match mark. · May-Treanor is currently fifth on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour all-time earnings list ($887,320) and Branagh is 39th ($239,800). · May-Treanor captured the gold medals at the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with Kerri Walsh. · May-Treanor is a three-time American Olympican after placing fifth with Holly McPeak at the Sydney 2000 Summer Games. · May-Treanor and Walsh ended their partnership at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games by winning 69-straight matches. · May-Treanor and Walsh won 47-straight FIVB matches from July 2003 through June 2004. The streak was stopped when May-Treanor had to forfeit two matches in Germany due to an abdominal strain. · May-Treanor and Walsh are three-time SWATCH-FIVB World champions with gold medals at the 2003 Rio de Janeiro, 2005 Berlin and 2007 Gstaad (Switzerland) events. · May-Treanor has won 38 SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including 35 with Walsh and three with McPeak. · May-Treanor and Walsh were the 2002 SWATCH FIVB World Tour champions. · May-Treanor was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outstanding player in 2005, and shared the award in 2008 with Xi Zhang of China. · May-Treanor was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best defender in 2007 and 2008 · May-Treanor was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best offensive player in 2005 and 2008, and shared the award with Walsh in 2007. · May-Treanor was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best setter in 2005. · May-Treanor was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour the top sportsperson in 2008 and shared the award with Walshr in 2007. · Branagh and Youngs placed fifth at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. · Branagh teamed with Walsh to win a gold medal at the 2008 Dubai stop. · Branagh was selected as the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most improved women’s player in 2008. Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam Results Pool E def. Ying Huang / Yuan Yue, China (28, Q6) 21-13, 16-21, 15-12 50 minutes Pool E def. Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (21) 21-19, 21-12 44 Pool E def. Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (12) 21-19, 21-17 41 Winner 2 def. Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (18) 30-28, 23-21 47 Winner 3 def. Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (14) 21-19, 21-14 34 Semi-Finals vs. Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (3) Medal Match vs. Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (3) or Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (7) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 12-5 2010 SWATCH Best Finish: ...... 4th (Shanghai) 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:...... 26-13 2010 SWATCH Winnings: ...... $35,600 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...... 3 Match Preview Page 1 of 2

SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$600,000 Foro Italico Grand Slam Saturday, May 22, 2010 Court #1 16:30 Match #70: Semi-Finals

(5) Nicole Branagh/Misty May-Treanor, United States vs. (2) Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States

Nicole Branagh Misty May-Treanor United States United States Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Jan 31, 1979 (31 yrs old) Birth Date: Jul 30, 1977 (32 yrs old) Home Town: Orinda, CA Home Town: Santa Monica, CA Resides: Torrance, CA Resides: Coral Springs, FL Height: 188 cm (6'2") Height: 175 cm (5'9") Weight: 79 kg (174 lb) Weight: 70 kg (154 lb) Seasons: 5 Seasons: 11 Tournaments: 36 Tournaments: 75 Career Wins: 2 Career Wins: 38 Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career Winnings: US$239,800.00 Career Winnings: US$887,320.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 US$35,600.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open 6 4 420 US$11,200.00 FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open 20 9 240 US$6,000.00 Rome Grand Slam Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 5/18/2010 Pool E Ying Huang / Yuan Yue, China (28, Q6) Won 21-13, 16-21, 15-12 0:50 Wed, 5/19/2010 Pool E Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (21) Won 21-19, 21-12 0:44 Thu, 5/20/2010 Pool E Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (12) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:41 Fri, 5/21/2010 Winner 2 Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (18) Won 30-28, 23-21 0:47 Fri, 5/21/2010 Winner 3 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (14) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:34 Player Game Attacks Kills Errors Hitting Pct. Blocks Digs Aces Service Errors Nicole Branagh Total 22 15 1 0.636 1 4 2 2 1 11 8 1 0.636 0 1 0 0 2 11 7 0 0.636 1 3 2 2 Misty May-Treanor Total 17 11 2 0.529 2 7 1 0 1 10 7 1 0.600 1 3 1 0 2 7 4 1 0.429 1 4 0 0 Sat, 5/22/2010 Semi-Finals Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (2) Overall Tournament Stats Player Attacks Kills Errors Hitting Pct. Blocks Digs Aces Service Errors Nicole Branagh 22 15 1 0.636 1 4 2 2 Misty May-Treanor 17 11 2 0.529 2 7 1 0 Grand Slam Results Year Event Partner - Result Partner - Result 2000 U.S. Grand Slam Did not play Holly McPeak - 1st 2001 France Grand Slam Did not play Kerri Walsh - 7th 2002 France Grand Slam Did not play Kerri Walsh - 2nd 2002 Austria Grand Slam Did not play Kerri Walsh - 1st 2003 Germany Grand Slam Did not play Kerri Walsh - 4th 2003 France Grand Slam Did not play Kerri Walsh - 1st 2003 Austria Grand Slam Did not play Kerri Walsh - 1st 2003 United States Grand Slam Did not play Kerri Walsh - 1st 2004 Germany Grand Slam Did not play Kerri Walsh - 17th 2005 France Grand Slam Did not play Kerri Walsh - 1st 2005 Austria Grand Slam Did not play Kerri Walsh - 1st 2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Holly McPeak - 5th Kerri Walsh - 1st 2006 Paris Grand Slam Holly McPeak - Country Quota Kerri Walsh - 2nd 2006 Austria Grand Slam Holly McPeak - Country Quota Kerri Walsh - 5th 2007 Paris Grand Slam Elaine Youngs - 5th Kerri Walsh - 1st 2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Elaine Youngs - 9th Kerri Walsh - 3rd 2007 Berlin Grand Slam Elaine Youngs - 5th Kerri Walsh - 1st 2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Elaine Youngs - 9th Kerri Walsh - 1st 2008 Berlin Grand Slam Elaine Youngs - 5th Kerri Walsh - 1st 2008 Paris Grand Slam Elaine Youngs - 3rd Kerri Walsh - 1st 2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Elaine Youngs - 5th Kerri Walsh - 1st 2008 Moscow Grand Slam Elaine Youngs - 2nd Did not play 2009 Gstaad Grand Slam Elaine Youngs - 3rd Did not play 2009 Marseille Grand Slam Elaine Youngs - 9th Did not play 2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Elaine Youngs - 2nd Did not play

http://66.29.222.66/MatchPreview.aspx?matchid=70997 5/21/2010 Match Preview Page 2 of 2

Jennifer Kessy April Ross United States United States Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Jul 31, 1977 (32 yrs old) Birth Date: Jun 20, 1982 (27 yrs old) Home Town: San Juan Capistrano, CA Home Town: Newport Beach, CA Resides: San Clemente, CA Resides: Costa Mesa, CA Height: 180 cm (6'0") Height: 185 cm (6'1") Weight: 77 kg (169 lb) Weight: 79 kg (174 lb) Seasons: 10 Seasons: 5 Tournaments: 59 Tournaments: 37 Career Wins: 8 Career Wins: 7 Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career FIVB WT Wins: 7 Career Winnings: US$310,750.00 Career Winnings: US$358,225.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 37 CQ Money FIVB 35 7 6 3 2 8 0 4 0 1 1 1 1 US$618,500.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open 3 1 600 US$30,000.00 FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open 3 4 420 US$11,200.00 FIVB 11/3-8/2009 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT 1 1 600 US$30,000.00 FIVB 10/27-11/1/2009 Sanya Open 1 2 540 US$21,000.00 FIVB 9/8-13/2009 Barcelona Open 3 3 480 US$15,000.00 FIVB 8/24-29/2009 The Hague Open 3 25 60 US$2,000.00 FIVB 8/17-22/2009 Aland Open 2 2 540 US$21,000.00 FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 2 3 640 US$23,000.00 FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 3 1 800 US$43,000.00 FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 2 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 1 5 480 US$13,200.00 FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 World Championships 1 1 1000 US$60,000.00 FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open 1 2 540 US$21,000.00 Rome Grand Slam Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 5/18/2010 Pool B Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (15) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:34 Wed, 5/19/2010 Pool B Roos Van der Hoeven / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (31, Q31) Won 21-11, 21-15 0:34 Thu, 5/20/2010 Pool B Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (18) Won 18-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:56 Fri, 5/21/2010 Winner 2 Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (9) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:36 Fri, 5/21/2010 Winner 3 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (8) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:35 Player Game Attacks Kills Errors Hitting Pct. Blocks Digs Aces Service Errors Jennifer Kessy Total 12 5 0 0.417 0 6 3 3 1 10 4 0 0.400 0 5 0 3 2 2 1 0 0.500 0 1 3 0 April Ross Total 28 18 2 0.571 0 9 0 5 1 13 8 0 0.615 0 4 0 3 2 15 10 2 0.533 0 5 0 2 Sat, 5/22/2010 Semi-Finals Nicole Branagh / Misty May-Treanor, United States (5) Overall Tournament Stats Player Attacks Kills Errors Hitting Pct. Blocks Digs Aces Service Errors Jennifer Kessy 12 5 0 0.417 0 6 3 3 April Ross 28 18 2 0.571 0 9 0 5 Grand Slam Results Year Event Partner - Result Partner - Result 2000 U.S. Grand Slam Angie Simpson - 41st Did not play 2005 France Grand Slam Holly McPeak - 25th Did not play 2005 Austria Grand Slam Holly McPeak - 7th Did not play 2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Nancy Reynolds - 17th Did not play 2006 Paris Grand Slam Nancy Reynolds - 17th Did not play 2006 Austria Grand Slam Nancy Reynolds - 17th Did not play 2007 Paris Grand Slam April Ross - Country Quota Jennifer Kessy - Country Quota 2007 Stavanger Grand Slam April Ross - 1st Jennifer Kessy - 1st 2007 Berlin Grand Slam April Ross - 9th Jennifer Kessy - 9th 2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam April Ross - 5th Jennifer Kessy - 5th 2008 Berlin Grand Slam April Ross - 4th Jennifer Kessy - 4th 2008 Paris Grand Slam April Ross - 5th Jennifer Kessy - 5th 2008 Stavanger Grand Slam April Ross - 3rd Jennifer Kessy - 3rd 2008 Moscow Grand Slam April Ross - 9th Jennifer Kessy - 9th 2009 Gstaad Grand Slam April Ross - 5th Jennifer Kessy - 5th 2009 Moscow Grand Slam April Ross - 9th Jennifer Kessy - 9th 2009 Marseille Grand Slam April Ross - 1st Jennifer Kessy - 1st 2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam April Ross - 3rd Jennifer Kessy - 3rd Head to Head Results Kessy/Ross lead the series 2-0 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 5/22/10 FIVB Rome Grand Slam Semi-Finals 5/9/10 FIVB Shanghai Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 3 Branagh/May-Treanor 6 21-18, 21-11 0:39 5/7/10 FIVB Shanghai Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 3 Branagh/May-Treanor 6 21-19, 21-19 0:44

http://66.29.222.66/MatchPreview.aspx?matchid=70997 5/21/2010 Talita & Antonelli’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 4, Lost 3) 1. def. Jie Wang/Man Zuo, CHINA, China - Shanghai (5/2/2009), 21-17, 21-13 (37 minutes), SWATCH Event No. 188 2. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Japan - Osaka (5/24/2009), 26-24, 19-21, 18-16. (65), No. 189 3. def. Jen Kessy/April Ross, UNITED STATES, Korea - Seoul (5/31/2009), 22-20, 21-16 (45) No. 190 4. def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Switzerland - Gstaad (7/11/2009), 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 (58), No. 192 5. def. Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, AUSTRIA, Norway - Kristiansand (8/15/2009), 21-14, 18-21, 15-12 (59), No. 197 6. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Netherlands - The Hague (8/29/2009), 16-21, 15-21 (37), No. 199 7. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Spain - Barcelona (9/13/2009), 17-21, 26-28 (55), No. 200 Goller and Ludwig’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 0, Lost 2) 3. lost to Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRAZIL, Portugal - Espinho (6/16/2007), 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 (58), SWATCH Event No. 154 4. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Brazil, Brasília (4/24/2010), 15-21, 19-21 (41), No. 203 Kessy/Ross’ SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 7, Lost 6) 1. lost to Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRAZIL, Russia - St. Petersburg (9/1/2007), 23-21, 21-17 (48), FIVB Event No. 164 2. def. Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, Norway - Stavanger (6/30/2007), 21-14, 21-12 (44), No. 156 3. lost to Nicole Branagh/Kerri Walsh, UNITED STATES, United Arab Emirates - Dubai (10/11/08), 21-18, 21-19 (46), No. 184 4. def. Branagh/Tyra Turner, UNITED STATES, Thailand, Phuket (11/9/08), 18-21, 21-14, 15-12 (63), No. 185 5. def. Ying Huang/Xi Zhang, CHINA, China, Sanya (11/16/08), 21-17, 23-21 (44), No. 186 6. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Brazil - Brasília (4/35/2009), 21-18, 21-18 (44), No. 187 7. lost to Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, BRAZIL, Korea - Seoul (5/31/2009), 20-22, 16-21 (45), No. 190 8. def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Norway World Championships - Stavanger (7/4/09), 30-28, 23-21 (58), No. 191 9. def. Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, GREECE, France - Marseille (7/26/09), 21-16, 21-17 (42), No. 194 10. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Finland - Aland (8/22/2009), 15-21, 26-28 (46), No. 198 11. lost to Simone Kuhn/Nadie Zumkehr, SWITZERELAND, China - Sanya (11/1/2009), 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 (60), No. 201 12. def. Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, UNITED STATES, Thailand, Phuket (11/8/09), 21-12, 21-17 (37), No. 202 13. def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, China - Shanghai (5/9/2010), 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 (56), No. 204 Branagh/May-Treanor’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 0, Lost 0)

SWATCH FIVB World Tour Series Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time The SWATCH FIVB World Tour series is tied between Kessy & Ross and Antonelli & Talita at 3-3 5/7/2010 Shanghai Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 20-22, 21-16, 17-15 1:03 9/11/2009 Barcelona Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Talita 21-17, 21-8 0:35 8/22/2009 Aland Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 21-16, 21-18 0:42 7/25/2009 Marseille Grand Slam Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 21-16, 21-13 0:38 5/31/2009 Seoul Open Gold Medal Antonelli/Talita 22-20, 21-16 0:45 5/30/2009 Seoul Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Talita 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 1:02 Kessy & Ross lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Goller & Ludwig, 5-1 9/12/2009 Barcelona Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 21-18, 21-15 0:49 8/21/2009 Aland Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross By Forfeit 4/24/2009 Brasilia Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 21-16, 21-14 0:37 6/5/2008 Stare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Kessy/Ross 21-14, 21-16 0:40 3/27/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Goller/Ludwig 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:00 6/30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 21-19, 21-18 0:45 Antonelli & Talita lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series against Branagh & May-Treanor, 1-0 5/9/2010 Shanghai Open Bronze Medal Antonelli/Talita 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:51 Goller & Ludwig lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series against Branagh & May-Treanor, 1-0 4/22/2010 Brasilia Open Winner 3 Goller/Ludwig 16-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:57

Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour - Country Medals &Final 4s Including Open, Grand Slam, Olympics stops through May 22, 2010 - before semi-finals matches

Country Gold Silver Bronze ...... Medals 4ths ...... Final 4s 1. Brazil 105 94 87 ...... 286 64...... 351# 2. United States 82 57 56 ...... 195 53...... 250# 3. China 9 21 21 ...... 51 13...... 64 4. Australia 4 12 17 ...... 33 19...... 52 5. Germany 1 8 9 ...... 18 15...... 34# *counting Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam “final four” finishes

· The Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam is the 205th women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Beach Volleyball events (open, Grand Slam, Olympic and Goodwill). The first women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour event was played August 14-16, 1992 at Almeria, Spain. · Brazil has NOW advanced a team(s) to a FIVB semi-final 188 times. · The United States has NOW advanced a team(s) to a FIVB semi-final 150 times.

 The United States leads the series in SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal meetings with Brazil 45-34. See the next two pages for the results.  Germany and the United States have never played each other in a women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal match. Brazilian Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal wins against the United States - 34 1. Isabel Salgado/Roseli Timm def. Barbra Fontana/Lori Forsythe, United States - Miami Beach (1/22/1994), 12-3, 12-14, 16-14, (69 minutes), FIVB Event No. 4 2. Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel def. Karoly Kirby/Liz Masakayan, UNITED STATES, Brazil - Santos (11/20/1994), 10-12, 12-8, 15-3 (80), No. 9 3. Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva def. Kirby/Deb Richardson, UNITED STATES, Chile - LaSerena (2/12/1995), 12-7, 9-12, 13- 11 (72), No. 10 4. Sandra/Jackie def. Kirby/Masakayan, USA, United States - Clearwater (5/7/1995), 12-3, 12-8 (67), No. 12 5. Monica/Adriana Samuel def. Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, UNITED STATES,, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro (2/16/1997), 12-5, 4- 12, 12-7 (73), No. 33 6. Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede def. Arce/McPeak, UNITED STATES, France - Marseille (7/26/1997), 25-23, 21-15 (47), No. 36 7. Sandra/Jackie def. Arce/McPeak, UNITED STATES, United States - Los Angeles World Championships (9/13/1997), 12-11, 1-12, 12-10 (89), No. 40 8. Adriana/Shelda def. Arce/McPeak, UNITED STATES, Brazil - Salvador (11/2/1997), 9-12, 11-`0, 12-8 (118), No. 41 9. Adriana/Shelda def. Arce/McPeak, UNITED STATES, China - Dalian (8/16/1998), 12-5, 12-6 (65), No. 49 10. Adriana/Shelda def. Barbra Fontana/Linda Hanley, UNITED STATES, 1998 - Brazil - Salvador (11/1/1998), 12-7, 12-9 (85), No. 50 11. Adriana/Shelda def. Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, UNITED STATES, France - Marseille World Championships (7/24/1999), 15-11 (30), No. 53 12. Adriana/Shelda def. Davis/Johnson Jordan, UNITED STATES, China - Dalian (8/15/1999), 15-6 (38), No. 56 13. Adriana/Shelda def. Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, UNITED STATES, Brazil - Salvador (11/7/1999), 12-9, 12-9 (95), No. 57 14. Adriana/Shelda def. Misty May/McPeak, UNITED STATES, Mexico - Rosarito (6/4/2000), 15-12 (45), No. 59 15. Monica/Ana Paula Connelly def. Davis/Johnson Jordan, UNITED STATES, Italy - Cagliari (6/11/2000), 15-6 (45), No. 60 16. Adriana/Shelda def. May/McPeak, UNITED STATES, Canada - Toronto (6/18/2000), 15-12 (63), No. 61 17. Adriana/Shelda def. May/McPeak, UNITED STATES, Switzerland - Gstaad (6/25/2000), 15-11 (47), No. 62 18. Adriana/Shelda def. Fontana/Youngs, UNITED STATES, Switzerland - Gstaad (6/23/2001), 21-15, 22-20 (43), No. 73 19. Adriana/Shelda def. Fontana/Youngs, UNITED STATES, Spain - Gran Canaria (7/8/2001), 21-16, 21-16 (39), No. 74 20. Adriana/Shelda def. May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES, Japan - Osaka (8/12/2001), 23-21, 28-30, 15-13 (66), No. 78 21. Adriana/Shelda def. May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES, Hong Kong - Hong Kong (8/26/2001), 21-16, 21-15 (35), No. 80 22. Adriana/Shelda def. McPeak/Walsh, UNITED STATES, Brazil - Fortaleza (11/4/2001), 21-19, 22-20 (47), No. 82 23. Adriana/Shelda def. May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES, Spain - Mallorca (9/7/2002), 21-13, 17-21, 16-14 (62), No. 92 24. Ana Paula/Sandra def. McPeak/Youngs, UNITED STATES, Germany - Berlin (6/28/2003), 20-22, 29-27, 15-13 (73), No. 96 25. Ana Paula/Sandra def. May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES, Norway - Stavanger (7/5/2003), 21-19, 21-15 (43), No. 97 26. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca def. May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES, Mexico - Acapulco (10/30/2005), 28-26, 40-42, 15-13 (100), No. 133 27. Juliana/Larissa def. May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES, Italy - Modena (5/4/2006), 21-19, 27-25 (55 minutes), No. 135 28. Juliana/Larissa def. May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES, France - Paris (7/29/2006), 20-22, 21-15, 15-13 (66), No. 143 29. Juliana/Larissa def. Jen Kessy/April Ross, UNITED STATES, Russia - St. Petersburg (9/1/2007), 23-21, 21-17 (48), No. 164 30. Shelda/Ana Paula, def. Tyra Turner/Rachel Wacholder, UNITED STATES, Poland - Stare Jablonki (6/7/2008), 21-19, 21-16 (39), No. 172 31. Juliana/Larissa def. Kessy/Boss, UNITED STATES, Brazil - Brasília (4/25/2009), 21-18, 21-18 (44), No. 187 32. Talita/Antonelli def. Kessy/Ross, UNITED STATES, Korea - Seoul (5/31/2009), 22-20, 21-16 (45) No. 190 33. Juliana/Larissa def. Nicole Branagh/Youngs, UNITED STATES, Austria, Klagenfurt (8/1/2009), 21-12, 21-15 (39), No. 195 34. Juliana/Larissa def. Kessy/Boss, UNITED STATES, Finland - Aland (8/22/2009), 21-15, 28-26 (46), No. 198 United States Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal wins against Brazil - 45 1. Karolyn Kirby/Nancy Reno def. Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel, BRAZIL, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro (2/14/1993), 12-3, 12-10 (65), FIVB Event No. 2 2. Kirby/Liz Masakayan def. Isabel Salgado/Roseli Timm, BRAZIL, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro (11/14/1993), 12-7, 13-11 (NA), No. 3 3. Kirby/Masakayan def. Salgado/Timm, BRAZIL, Chile - LaSerena (2/11/1994), 9-12, 12-10, 15-13 (NA), No. 5 4. Kirby/Masakayan def. Monica/Adriana Samuel, BRAZIL, Russia - St. Petersburg Goodwill Games (7/28/1994), 12-9, 12- 1 (NA), No. 6 5. Barbara Fontana/Lori Forsythe def. Salgado/Timm, BRAZIL, Japan - Osaka (8/7/1994), 15-2 (24), No. 7 6. Gail Castro/Elaine Roque def. Rodrigues/Samuel, BRAZIL, Puerto Rico - Carolina (8/21/1994), 12-4, 12,-14, 15-12 (67), No. 8 7. Holly McPeak/Reno def. Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRAZIL, United States - Hermosa (7/16/1995), 12-9, 12-4 (60), No. 13 8. McPeak/Reno def. Pires/Jackie Silva, BRAZIL, Indonesia - Bali (9/17/1995), 12-5, 12-7 (72), No. 17 9. McPeak/Reno def. Pires/Jackie Silva, BRAZIL, Australia - Brisbane (10/8/1995), 12-10, 12-8 (84), No. 18 10. Kirby/Reno def. Pires/Jackie Silva, BRAZIL, Puerto Rico - Carolina (11/12/1995), 12-4, 12-8 (NA), No. 19 11. Lisa Arce/McPeak def. Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, BRAZIL, Italy - Pescara (7/6/1997), 12-10, 12-4 (58), No. 35 12. Arce/McPeak def. Rodrigues/Samuel, BRAZIL, Korea - Pusan (8/17/1997), 12-4, 10-12, 12-7 (90), No. 39 13. Fontana/Linda Hanley def. Pires/Samuel, BRAZIL, Portugal - Espinho (8/2/1998), 11-12, 12-5, 13-11 (89), No. 47 14. McPeak/Reno def. Adriana/Shelda, BRAZIL, Canada - Toronto (6/20/1999), 15-8 (51), No. 52 15. Masakayan/Elaine Youngs def. Pires/Samuel, BRAZIL, Brazil - Vitoria (2/6/2000), 12-11, 12-1 (65), No. 58 16. Misty May-Treanor/McPeak def. Adriana/Shelda, BRAZIL, United States - Chicago (7/4/2000), 15-12 (50), No. 63 17. Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan def. Adriana/Shelda, BRAZIL, France - Marseille (7/23/2000), 15-11 (45), No. 65 18. May-Treanor/McPeak def. Pires/Samuel, BRAZIL, Brazil - Fortaleza (11/5/2000), 21-16, 21-12 (46), No. 70 19. Fontana/Youngs def. Adriana/Shelda, BRAZIL, France - Marseille (7/22/2001), 21-13, 21-14 (38), No. 75 20. May-Treanor/Keri Walsh def. Adriana/Shelda, BRAZIL, Portugal - Espinho (7/28/2001), 22-20, 24-22 (49), No. 76 21. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Ana Paula Connelly/Tatiana Minello, BRAZIL, Spain - Madrid (6/9/2002), 23-21, 21-14 (35), No. 83 22. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Adriana/Shelda, BRAZIL, Switzerland - Gstaad (6/22/2002), 21-17, 21-17 (39), No. 84 23. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Adriana/Shelda, BRAZIL, Canada - Montreal (7/13/2002), 21-18, 25-23 (46), No. 86 24. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Adriana/Shelda, BRAZIL, Austria - Klagenfurt (8/3/2002), 21-19, 21-18 (46), No. 89 25. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Ana Paula/Sandra, BRAZIL, Switzerland - Gstaad (6/21/2003), 23-21, 21-15 (43), No. 95 26. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Ana Paula/Sandra, BRAZIL, France - Marseille (7/19/2003), 21-10, 21-13 (37), No. 98 27. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Ana Paula/Sandra, BRAZIL, Austria - Klagenfurt (8/2/03), 21-17, 21-12 (35), No. 99 28. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Ana Paula/Sandra, BRAZIL, United States - Carson (9/21/2003), 22-24, 22-20, 15-12 (70), No. 104 29. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Adriana/Shelda, BRAZIL, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro World Championships (10/12/2003), 21-19, 21-19 (40), No. 105 30. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Adriana/Shelda, BRAZIL, Brazil - Fortaleza (3/14/2004), 21-10, 21-18 (37), No. 106 31. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Adriana/Shelda, BRAZIL, Switzerland - Gstaad (6/19/2004), 26-28, 21-17, 15-10 (61), No. 110 32. Walsh/Rachel Wacholder def. Adriana/Shelda, BRAZIL, Austria - Klagenfurt (7/31/2004), 21-13, 21-7 (36), No. 115 33. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Adriana/Shelda, BRAZIL, Greece - Athens (8/24/2004), 21-17, 21-11 (43), No. 116 34. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRAZIL, Germany - Berlin World Championships (6/25/2005), 21-17, 21-17 (40), No. 123 35. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, France - Paris (7/30/2005), 21-17, 21-15 (46), No. 127 36. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Brazil - Salvador (10/22/2005), 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 (58), No. 132 37. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, South Africa - Berlin (11/20/2005), 21-11, 21-14 (34), No. 134 38. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Switzerland - Gstaad (6/24/2006), 21-17, 21-17 (37), No. 138 39. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Renata Ribeiro/Talita Antunes, BRAZIL, Mexico - Acapulco (10/29/2006), 21-15, 21-18 (41), No. 148 40. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Germany - Berlin (7/14/2007), 18-21, 21-15, 15-7 (45), No. 158 41. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Austria - Klagenfurt (8/4/2007), 21-16, 23-21 (46), No. 161 42. May-Treanor/Walsh def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Brazil - Fortaleza (9/29/2007), 21-16, 21-14 (40), No. 165 43. Branagh/Youngs def. Talita/Renata, BRAZIL, Spain - Barcelona (5/30/08), 21-18, 21-14 (40), No. 171 44. Kessy/Ross def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Norway World Championships - Stavanger (7/4/09), 30-28, 23-21 (58), No. 191 45. Kessy/Rodd def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, China - Shanghai (5/9/2010), 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 (56), No. 204